Fisher ID Excel Operating Manual page 5

SETTING UP
NOTE: Remember, the longer the shaft, the more you'll have to
bend your elbow to keep the coil off the ground and the sooner
your arm will get tired. The ID Excel is balanced for comfortable
searching in a tight semicircle around the front of the operator.
NOTE: A loose cable near the search coil may cause false signals,
but don't wrap it so tightly that it pulls against the housing or the
coil.
holes in the center stem. The coil angle is adjusted
by loosening the nylon wing nut on top of the
search coil.
4. With the stem length properly adjusted,
wrap the search coil cable snugly around the
lower stem and the center section. Leave just
enough slack near the coil to allow it to be tilted
completely backward and forward.
5. Reconnect the coil cable to the control housing.
Be careful not to cross thread it and make sure it's
snug, but hand tightened only.
6. With the shaft length and coil angle properly
adjusted, you should be able to move into your
search position by leaning forward very slightly and
raising the angle so the coil rests flat on the ground
about 6 to 12 inches in front of your arm.
Adjust the stem length and coil angle so the coil rests flat on
the ground about 6 to 12 inches in front of your foot. Move
into your "search" position by leaning slightly and raising the
coil about 2 inches off the ground. This should put the coil
about 12 to 18 inches in front of your lead foot.
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